Payable in Yen Only septa 70 "xe, tne first comprehensive review Seen" regelind inthe' lite Eorreapandent tu" at city," the any Hiae"ogen ino one form_ Of Bf table Fepamese Suthories, and "this "Yoport fre mal verite ohh Nand I eat ul ace Lis" occupation by Tsingtao, Jan. 14.
The Japanese Navy appears to have completed the occupatiorr of Tsingtao, Detachments of marines -have been quartered in various Chinese Government and Administration buildings throughout the city, while Army units are now being placed ashore and billeted both in buildings which have been taken over and in large Japan: 00d ese properties such as the Grand and Strand hotels, schools and s0 on, Troops are now being landed in the Toner Harbour, amy units, artillery, engineers, transport and other scrvices being unloaded from transports and marched off to billets established at the old German Barracks and other laces, while Tits Hule beach and the Chungshan Road pier, after three days of Intense activity, are quiet again. With the breaching of. the booms of sunken ships in the harbour and wharf areas, transports are now able to come alongside the wharves to discharge their streams of men, horses, mules, carts, guns, and all the other paraphernalia of war, Thirty men-of-war, including clrcraft carrier, a heavy cruiser, several light cruisers, destroyers, minesweepers and submarines accompanied the convoy of about thirty transport. ships. "Locomotives from the SIM. are being unloaded and it is likely that rolling stock has also eon shipped here to use on the 'Tsingtao-Tsinanfu line, all the rolling stock formerly used' having been moved away by the Chinese, The two bridges on the KTR. line, which were damaged by the Chinese, should rot take long to repair and the service to Tsinan should be resumed shortly—although probably only for. military purposes for the time being.
More Reinforcements Your correspondent has heard that another batch of about, 20,000 troops {is due in Tsingta shortly, and taking Into consideration the fact that there fre already about 7,000 men landed. and that there Is a large fleat concentrated here it seems. Ikely that, Tsingtao will be the base for opera tions inland and towards the Langhai Railway. It" is very favourably situated for such a purpose, despite the Japanese spokesman's statement that the eily was of no military importance, Naval scuteles and guards "have bee posted throughout the city and suburbs and their good behaviour has been favourably "commented on by: many residents. Rear-Admiral Shighida—whoso headquarters have deen established in the former Chinese Administration building near the British Consulate—is in charge of the Naval' Landing Party and. Vico-Admiral Toyoda is the Senior Ameer commanding.the feet and operations, The white flag of surrender is very prominent on many native shops and houses,"and so is the "Rising Sun" of Victory. "There is also a large assortment of neutral flags—some of which "one never thought existed—conspicuously flown on foreign houses and cars.. Complications will prob: ably arise over the fact that neutral flags are also being flown by certain business: houses and factories which before the hostilities were one hundred per cent. Chinese, To return to the Japanese torves: some of the troops landed here have, already moved up along the KDR. Une in motor lorries. The landing of, first, the marines, and, latterly, the army units was carried out without any fuss or ostentation and hundreds of Chinese, far from being frightened, watched the proceedings with interest
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